Return a payment - Canada Dental Benefit
Return a payment
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Why you may need to repay
If you made a mistake or your situation changed after you applied for the Canada Dental Benefit, you may no longer be eligible. You will have to return any amounts you were not eligible for.
If your child was eligible and their dental costs were less than you received, you do not need to return any unused amounts.
Determine if you need to repay benefit amounts
If you provide false or misleading information
If you are found to have misrepresented or concealed essential information to make a claim, you will be ineligible for the benefit amounts you received and cannot apply again. You will have to return any payments you received.
Penalties may also be applied for knowingly providing false or misleading information.
If you think you made an honest mistake, you can repay the benefit.
How to repay
If you were not eligible for the Canada Dental Benefit, you must return the amount you received for each child who was not eligible.
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Find out how much you received
To confirm your amounts received:
- check your bank statements or cheques
- check your payments under "Benefits and credits" in your CRA My Account
- contact the CRA at 1-800-715-8836
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Determine how much to repay
The benefit paid a set amount for each child. You must return the amount you received for each child who was not eligible. The amount you received per child depended on your adjusted family net income.
Benefit amounts per eligible child
Adjusted family net income Full custody amount Shared custody amount less than $70,000 $650 $325 $70,000 to $79,999 $390 $195 $80,000 to $89,999 $260 $130 -
Make a repayment
You can make your repayment to the CRA online, by mail, or in person.
For options, go to make a payment.
If you have the original cheque
You should only return the original cheque if you need to repay the full amount. You may return it by mail to the address below.
- Revenue Processing – Repayment of Canada Dental Benefit
Sudbury Tax Centre
1050 Notre Dame Avenue
Sudbury ON P3A 0C3
Be sure to include:
- The reason for returning the cheque ("not entitled" or "overpayment")
- Your Social Insurance Number (SIN)
If you cannot pay in full
The CRA does not charge interest on Canada Dental Benefit debts.
If you need more time to repay
Contact the CRA to help you arrange to pay your debt over time.
If the CRA has already contacted you about your debt, get details for the collection of overpayments.
If you do not repay
If you are unable to pay your debt right now or unable to pay it at all, contact the CRA to discuss your options.
The CRA may keep all or a portion of future payments, income tax refunds, or goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credits until your balance owing is repaid.
This may also apply to other federal, provincial, and territorial programs that the CRA administers.
- Revenue Processing – Repayment of Canada Dental Benefit
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